Papers relating to KINGS COUNTY, L.I. (Albany 1850) Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/papersrelatingtoOOocal_0 SEYMOUR DURST When you leave, piease leave this book Because it has been said "Sver'thing comes t' him who waits Except a loaned book." Avi:ry Ak( iiii ix TiiRAi. AND FiNi; Arts Librar> (ill I oi Si ^Aioi k B. Di Rsi Oi I) York I.ikr \r> V. PAPERS RELATIK& TO CENSUS OF KINGS COUNTY; ABOUT 1698. A LIST OF ALL THE FREEHOLDERS THEIR WIVES CHILDREN APPREN- TICES AND SLAVES WITHIN THE KINGS COUNTY ON NASSAUW ISLAND. [Note. — E affixed to the name, meaiu English; F Frejieh.] IN THE TOWN OF BROOKLAND. Ailriaen Bennet Jacob Bennet Jan Bennet Simon Aerson Wouter van Pelt Christopher Schaer? Claes van Dyck Maria Van Dyck Achias Van Dyck Jan Pietcrse Volkert Bries Geertie Bries Jacobus Van De Water .... Cornelis Van De Water ... Jan Buys Cornelis Poulisse Cornelis Sleg-t Joannes Slegt Cornelis Van Duyn Thomas Verdon Jan Bennet Willem Bennet Will em Brouwer Jacob Hansen Berg'en Cornelis Snebrin^ Catharina Hendrikse Dirck W^oertman Jan Gerritz Couwenhoven Robert Everden (E) Jan Arison Latitie Smith (E) Stofifel Hooghlandt Joris .Tacobse Harmen Jorisse Jan Woertman Juriaen Andriesse Jurian Bries Joannes Janse Barent Sloglit Margaret Dolstan (E) , Elsie Slesrht Jacobis Beauvois Thomas Knight (E) Mag^dalena fardon Joris Hansen Bergen Wo. 2 App. Sla. 134 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. Men. Wo. Ch. App. Jan Fretlrickse 1 1 7 Grietie .lansen 1 Griet Middag 1 1 3 Jan Jaiise Staast 1 1 8 Piet-er Gerbiantse 1 1 .. 1 Pieter Janse Staast 1 1 4 Cornells Jorisse Bouman 1 1 1 Mighiel hanse Bergen 1 1 3 Jacob Brouwer 1 1 6 Adam Brouwer 1 1 4 Claes Vechten 1 1 Hendrick Vecliten 1 1 4 Jan Cornelisse Damen 1 1 4 Gerret Middag. 113.. Samuel Berry 1 1 3 Gerrit Couvvenhovcn 113 1 Abraham Van Duyn 1 2 2 Judith Van Este 13 2 Annetie RapaiJle 1 Jeronimus Rapuille 1 1 6 Teunis Rapaille 111.. Daniel Rapaille 1 1 5 Jannctie Renise 2 2 Abraham Remse 1 1 2 Gysbert Bogaert 1 2 n Teunis Bogaert 1 Neeltie Rapalle 2 1 Jacob Cousseau (F) 1 1 1 Jacob Buys 1 2 4 Matthys Cornelisse 1 1 5 Anthony Coesaer 1 1 11 Tys Lubbertz 1 1 4 Lysbcth Tysen 1 3 frans Abrahanise 1 •• 2 1 Lambert Andriesse 1 2 1 Cornelis Vanderhoef 1 1 Thomas Lamberts 1 Dirck Ty'rson 1 1 •• 1 Isaac INIennist 1 1 1 Hendk Hendrickse 1 1 1 Jeronimus Remse 1 1 2 Jan Geriitz Dorlant 113 1 Gerret Sprong 1 1 5 Barbara Luycas 1 Clars Barentz Biom 1 2 4 Jan Bibon 116 1 Eenja Van De V/aetcr 12 3 1 [Ought to be 73 Men & 102 Wo:] 77 101 240 26 . IN TIIK TOWN OF B03VVICK. Pieter Janse Wit 1 .. 1 .. Dorothea Verschuur 1 1 1 Joos ])ur,' (F) 1 1 Albert llendiickse t 3 4 .. ilen(b-i<-l( Willomse 1 •• 3 Abraham Dftooy (/■') 1 1 Jannetse Schamp 1 6 Jan Severdiooven 1 •• 2 David Spi ong 1 1 2 Phillip Volkertsz 112.. Pieter W iiU'mse 112.. Jacolju^ Lfxiyse 1 1 1 2 Auke Reynierse 1111 Jochrm Verschnur 1 1 2 Wilirm West (/-;) 1 1 2 Nicliolucs Brouwer 1111 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. Me7i. Wo. Chi. iJabriel Spronj 113 Pieter Looyse 1 1 6 Loureiis Hoolc 2 1 6 Joos Dure Seniar (F) 116 Michiel Parmentier (F) 2 1 5 Pieter Usilla 114 (FreUrick Symonse 1 1 3 neiidlf Jansz Van Amesfoort 1 1 3 Jan Miiserol (F) 1 1 Cornells Looyse 2 1 6 Jacob Bibon (F) 1 1 Jan Muserol Junior (F) 2 15 Thomas Bauele (F) 1 1 2 Anna fontain 1 4 Hendricus De Foreest 1 1 6 Theunis Woertman 1 1 2 Baient (ierritz Vlasbeck 1 1 Anna Volkerise 1 8 Dirck Volkertze 1 1 3 Piefcr Pra 1 1 6 Humphry Clay (E) 1 2 1 Abraham Brouwer 1 1 2 Alexandre Coquer (F) 1 1 tl Jurian Coljer 2 2 3 Jean Lescuier (F) 3 2 1 Juriaen Nag-el • 1 1 5 Charles fontaine (F) 2 1 4 Catelyntie Cats 1 3 Henilrick Janse. . 2 1 G Arent Andriesse 1 1 2 Dirck Andriesse 1 1 51 49 141 8 52 IN THE TOWN OF NEW VTRECHT. Pieter Cortcljau 1 1 4 Jacques Corteljau 1 1 b' Adriaen Lane 1 1 2 Jan Van Cleef 1 1 4 GerreL Cocrten 1 1 4 Barent Joosten 1 1 1 Mynart Koiirten 1 3 2 Aert VaM Pelt 1 1 5 Hendk Malthyse , 1 1 4 Joannes Smack 1 1 Coriielis Van Dyck 114 Jan Van Dyck 115 Gysbert Tysse 1 1 7 Jacob Verdon 1 1 7 Abra!iam Willemse 11.. P'ieter fysse 1 1 5 Genet Cornelisse 1 1 2 Cornells Auke 1 1 7 Thomas Tierckse 114 Susanna 1 4 Harman Gcrritse 1 1 Dirck Van Zutphen 118 Lawrens Janse 1 113 Willem Berkeloo 1 1 1 Denys Teunisse 115 Cornells Van Brunt 1 1 (i Andi-ies Jansen 1 1 5 Hendri' k Jansen 1 1 1 Cryn Jansen 1 1 4 Jan Verkcrk 112 Joos De Bane. 1 1 4 Rut Joosten Van Brunt 1 1 136 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. Men. Joost Van Brunt Anthony Van Pelt.... Teunis Van Pelt Matthys Smack Paulus Eigo Joannes Swart Joannes Eigo Pieter Van Deventer. 39 Chi. 38 134 App. 1 1 1 4 1 1 6 1 1 2 1 *i 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 48 IN THE TOWN OF FFLATLANDS als NEW AMESFOORT Garret Elbert Stoothof Jan Teunisz Dykhuys Roclof Martense Coert Stevense Gerret Wykhof Hendk Wykhof Dirk Jantz Air.erman Andriaen Kenne Dirck Langestraet Jan Kiersen Alexantlr Simson (E) Jan Hansen Pieter Nevius Jacob Tysse Lane Helena Aertsen Simon Jantz Van Aersdaolen Cornelis Simontz Van Aersdaelen Willem Gerrittz Van Couvenhoven .... Aernout Viele Jan Alborttz tor heunen Jan Brouwer Thonis Jantz Amak fiFerdinando Van Sigelen CJaes Wykhof Jan Wykhof Willeni Bruynen Adriacn Langestraet Lucas Stevense Pieter Pieterse Hendrick Brouwer Albert Amerman Pieter Van Couvenhoven Marten Schenck Jan Stevense Pieter Monfoor Steven Cocrten • Rutgert Bruyn 7 4 3 5 ) 1 4 4 3 2 3 1 j j 2 '7 2 3 3 • • 7 2 1 4 2 * * 1 "a 1 6 '2 2 5 1 5 5 4 6 2 i 3 '2 '7 \ 4 '2 1 1 3 ! 2 1 2 9 1 2 2 4 1 3 I 1 7 47 39 130 JamcH Hubbard (E)... Cornelis Van Cleef. ... The VV idow S rycker . . Joohem (Juliok Willrni Wiliomse Nicholas Stilwill (E).. John Poland (/:) Isaac Hasflbiiry (E)..- Klias Stilwill (/;) Joseph (loldcr (/•;)..•• Abraham lOmmans (E) William Williamson.. The Wiildow Barcnlse N Tin: TOWN OF GRAVESEND. 2 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY, 137 Men. Rymer Van Sigelen 1 Margaret Simson Stoffel Romeyn 1 Barent Juriaense 1 Andrew Emmans 1 Cornelis Buys 1 Anthony Powland (E) 1 Thomas Craven (S) 1 John Emmans (E) 1 John Lake (E) ; 1 The VVitlilow Martentz John Grigs Junir (£) 2 John Grigs Senior (£") 1 Anne Lake Samuel Gerrittz 1 Jeremiah Stilwill (E) 1 Nicholas Stilvvill (•£) 1 John Simmons (E; 1 Albert Koerten 1 John Mash (E) 1 Lubbert Gerrittz 1 Chi. 4 9 6 3 3 1 4 3 8 7 7 Arp. 1 31 32 124 Sla. 1 17 IN THE TOWN OF FFLATBUSH als MIDWOUT. Henry ffilkin (E) Joseph Hegeman Stoffei Probascoe Wilhelmus Lupardus * Gerrardus Beekman... Jean Concess (F) James Simson (E) Engelbart Lott Hendrick Ryke Hentlrick Vliet Tobias Ten Eyck Joannes Snebring Cornelis Vanderveer.. Jan Van Ditmarsen. . . . Dirck Hooglant Pieter Lott Daniel Polhemius Jan Benham (E) Daniel Remse Jacob Hendrikse Uyk Hendrickse Barent Volman Henriciis Kip Denys Van Duyn Gyshert Jantz Cornelis Vanhougen ... Denys hegeman Benj hegeman Jan Andriesse Margareta Verschuur . ■. Adriaen Rj orse , Cornelis Willemse Leffert Pietersc Abraham Hegeman Aris Van de Bill Joannes Rees Joannes Symonse Lambert Sighels Pieter Strycker 2 4 2 5 2 2 4 4 3 9 3 10 8 3 5 5 • Was D. Reformed Minister of Flatbjsh from 1695 to 17t>2. Ed. 138 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY, John Richardson (E),., Matthys Pietertz Luyster Symen Hansen Aron Van Ooststrant .... Antlries Jansen Ruth Albertsen Joannes Van Eeekelen .. Marten Anclriesen Jan Dehaen Adrian hendrickse Rymcr Arentse Evert Wikly Jacobus Heg-eman Hendrik Willcmse Joannes Willemse Cornells Wickof Elsie Teunisse Daniel Martino Rem Remse Isaac Hegeman, Gerret Strycker Maritie Blom Geertruy Van Boerum .. Gerret Dorlandt Jan Vliet Joris Remse Jan Vander Veer Men. Wo. Chi. App. SI. 1 1 1 1 6 J 1 2 1 5 "l 1 4 2 1 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 \ 1 2 .. 2 1 6 1 3 .. i 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 2 1 2 i 2 1 9 2 '2 1 5 J 1 8 '2 1 3 1 4 2 1 9 1 3 *i 1 4 1 9 *2 I 7 2 1 2 (i2 72 263 71 RECAPITULATION. Total. 509* In the Town of Brookland 301 Bos wick 259 New Vtrecht 2S6 Fflatlands ... 210 Giavesend.. . 476 Fflatbvish In all Men Wo. Ch. Arp. SI. 77 lUl 240 26 65 51 49 141 8 52 39 38 134 48 47 39 130 40 31 32 124 6 17 62 72 263 8 71 307 331 1032 48 293 (Ought to be 511) Is together 2011 (ought to be 2013) PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 139 PETITION OF THE ELDERS OF THE DUTCH CHURCHES IN KINGS CO. To his Excellency Edward Lord Viscount Cornbury her Majesty's Cap^ General and Governor in Chiefe of the Province of New Yorke and territoryes depending thereon in , America &c. and Vice admiral of the same &c. The humble petition of the Elders of four dutch Churches in Kings County Brook- land, fflatbush, fHatlands and New utrecht whose names are underwritten — Humbly Sheweth Vnto your Excellency that your petitioners of late were impowered by the people of their several townes to call and send for a minister either out of this province or out of Holland to instruct them in their mothers tongue in the place of their late Minister M^ Lupardus deceased and accordingly had several! meetings about said matter, and at last concluded to address Excellency Ifor leave to send ffor and call one Mr Bernardus fireeman Minister of Schenechida to be their Minister, where- upon may it please your Excellency a petition was prepared by y Petitioners Ifor that end and sent by Coll Gerardus Beekman to y Excellency who promised the delivery of it, but flailed in his promise, and writt us a letter that said petition was not well pennYl, and that there was some ffaults therein, and therefore would not deliver said peticon, soone after the receipt of which letter y^ petitioners waited upon y Excellency about s*^ matter at Coli: Merritts and y Excellency was pleased to say you would give us an answer in a Ifew days which at our return home we Infiformed our people accordingly; notwithstanding all this a great part of the people of said towns were inraged with y petitioners in craving y'^ Excellencyes leaue to Call said Minister and would haue noe patience to waite ifor y Excel- lencyes answer, but iforthwith some of the people of fflatbush afores*^ Craned an order from s^ Coll. Beekman for a towne meeting which was granted, and in said towne meeting a great party of said people grossly aifronted and abused said Joseph Hegeman one of Petitioners and Elders as aforesaid ffor not 140 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. sencQng Ifor said ffreeman, said Hegeman told tliem that lie had waited upon Excellency about it, but would not call said Minister before he had y-' Excellency es leaue, to that severall replyed, that y Excellency had nothing to doo with it, twas their priviledge to send ffor w^hat Minister they please without yf Excellencyes leaue, and upon that immediately made an order to leaue Hegeman and other the Elders of fflattbush out, and at said time cliose Daniel Polhemus Aries Van der bilt and Inglebert Lott in their places Iforthwith to send ffor s*^ ffreeman, a copy of which towne order has bin required of tlie clerke by one of yr petitioners which was refused saying it was Cutt out of the towne books by some of said towne that he would not name, soo hkewise may it please Excellency the irregular proceedings in this affaire at Broockland aforesaid of one Claes Vandyke and Nicholas Brower who went lately about said towne taking subscrii3tions ffor s^ minister without any order therefore, soe tliat may it please y Excellency yr petitioners lyes under a great hate amongst a great party of the people in doeing only their duty, said people noising among one another that 'tis the Elders ffaults that they haue not s'^ ffreman ffor their IVIinister. Excellencyes petitioners therefore humbly prayes that y^ Excellency would be pleased to grant them the liberty either to Call or send ffor said M"^ Bernardus ffreeman to be their minister or otherwise to send ffor Holland ffor a Minister to instruct them in their owne language according to the rules and methods of their Church discipline and ffor y Excellencyes health & happiness y^ petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray kc. Derck Amerman - JoRES Hanson JosErii Hegeman Stoefel Probaske Gerret Stootuoff JaQI ES CORTLIJOU PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 141 OEDER OF COUNCIL THEKEUPOxN. [ Council Min. IX. ] In Council ; 20*^ Octob. 1702. Present his Ex<;ellency Edward Viscouiit. Cornbury &c William Sinith Gerard BeekmaD Sa Sh Broughton Rip Vau Dam W"^ Lawrence Caleb Heatlicote Esq^^ Jolm Bridges Doc^" of Laws. The petition of the Eldei'S of the four Dutch Churches in King's County was read and ordered that the said petitioners or some of them do attend tiie Board on Thui-sday morning next at ten of the Clock, and make good the allegations in the petition ; and ordered that Johannes Schenck Town Clerk of Flattbush do appear before this Boai'd at the same time and bring with Mm the book of the orders made at the town meeting of the Inhabitants of the s^ town. DEPOSITIONS REGARDING THE ABOVE MATTER; Octol). 21. 1702. m Tlien appeared before me Macliiell Hansen Esq'' one of her Majestyes Justices of the peace & Quorum flfor King's County in Nassaw Island Joras Remsen one of the tfreeholdei*s in said County. who did declare upon the holy Evangelists that Nicholas Brower and Claes Vandyke both of the Township of Broockland in said County on or about the sixteenth day of this Instant October Came to his house at Broockland aforesaid and askt him if he would signe with them to a paper to send ffor M'" Ifreeman Minister of Schenectida to be their minister, and said Joras answered noe, not unless all the people alsoe signe & flfurther saith not &c. Johannes Symonse one of the ffreeholders of said towne of Broockland alsoe sworne saith that on or about the sixteenth 142 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. day of tin's Instant October said Nicholas Brower and Claes Vandyke Came to his house and askt him if he would signe with them to send ffor M' ffre^man Minister of Schenectada to be their Minister and if he would signe to a paper with them tfor the Choosing of three men in the place of the Elders of said Towne to send Ifor said Minister, and he answered them noe, he would haue nothing to doe with it, & further saith not, &c. Jacobus Debeavois one of the ffreeholders of - said towne of Broockland alsoe Came before me and being Sworne saith that on or about the sixteenth day of this Instant October said Nicholas Brower and Claes Vandyke Came to his house and askt him if he would signe with them to a paper to send Ifor M^ ffreeman Minister of Schenectada to be their Minister, and what sume of mony he would giue yearly ffor his maintenance, and if he would alsoe signe to a paper ffor the Choosing of Benjamin Van de water William Bennet and Jacob ffardon in the place of the Elders of s^ towne to send ffor said Minister, and he answered them he w^ould haue notliing to doe with it, and said Nicholas soon after told Jacobus that he had gott about 30 hands y^ had signed to said paper, but the said Jacobus saith he saw noe order that the said Nicholas and Claes had for soe doeing & ffurther saith not kc. Jurant coram me anno et die super diet. MiGGiEL Hansen, Justus FUllTlIER OKDER OF COUNCIL [Counc. Min.] In Council, 22d Octobr 1702 Prf:sent as before, except Coll lleathcotc. Tlie Elders of tlie four Dutch Churches in Kings County together withtlii^ Town Clark of the Town of inat])us!i a})peared bef(jre this Board in obedience to an order of the 20^" Instant, and the said Towne Clark l^eing Examined Confessed that the order made at tlic Town Meeting at inatl)ush was taken out of the said Town ])ook by Axks Vanderbelt and liimseh', and that « PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 143 It now is in the said Aries Vanderbelts custody. Ordered that the s<^ Town Clark do imediately Deliver to this board the Contents of the said Order, in writing so near as he can remember, which being done It is ordered that the Aries Vanderbelt do appeare before this board to morrow morning at ten of the clock and that said Town Clark do attend at the s^ time. WW COENBUFtY'S ORDER ON THE PETITION FROM KINGS CO. I having diielj Considered tlie Witliin petition and having been well Informed that M'' Bar. ffreeman has misbehaved himself by promoting and Encouraging the unhappy divisions among the people of this province, do not think it Consistent with her Majestie's Service tliat the s^ ifreeman should be admitted to be called as is prayed by tlie s^ petition And the petitioners are hereby required not to call or receive the s^ Ifreeman. But they are hereby left at Liberty to send for such Minister as they shall thinly fitt from holland or any other place as hath been customar}^ [The above order is on a scrap of paper without dale. Dr. Strong (Hist. Flatbush,) states that it was made on 23d Oct., 1702.] PETITION OF THE NETHER DUTCH CHURCH OF SCHENECTADY. To his Excellency Edward Lord Viscount Cornbury hei Majsts Capt GeneraU and Gou"" In Chiefe of the Province of New Yorke and its Dependents &c : and the honourable Councell : The humble Petition of the Church Wardins of the Nether Dutch Church of the town of Schoneglitede : Sheweth That the four several! towns to witt Midwout or flatt bush the Bay Newutreglit k Brockland by their Certain writing doth 144 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. Indeavour to Draw Baruardus Freeman Present minister of Schoneghtende from his Congregation Wlio are not able ot themselves Without Your Excellency s assistance to gett another & since that we your Pctioners have Been att a great Charge & trouble with assistance thereunto from the County for Defraying the Considerable Charge for Barnardus Freemans Passage and other charges that doth amount to the vahable Summe of near upon Eighty Pounds so that if the s^ M"" Barnardus Freeman should be Drawn from us as they Indeavour to Doe we could not Pretend that such a Small Congregation as we are Can be able to Send for another and they Who are of a greater Congre- gation Could had another before this If they had not Endeavoured to Deprive us their neighbours : therefore we your Lordships and Councells Petitioners humbly Pray that yr Lordship and Councell be Pleased to take this our Great Case In Your Great Wisdom and Serious Consideration to give such Incoui-agements to the Instructing of the Indians that we may be more Enabeled to the Paying of his Salary and your Petitioners as In Duty bound Shall ever Pray. Schoneghtende the 29^^ of May 1703 IsACK SwiTs elder Claes Wirbessen elder Jan Vrooman elder Daniel Jansen deacon Claes Van Petten deacon Johannis Glen deacon Read in Council 24th junc 1703 and rejected. Counc. Min, PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 145 COMMISSION TO REV. M" FREEMAN TO BE MINISTER IN KING'S COUNTY. [ Deed Book X. ] By his Excellency Edward Viscount Cornbury Cap* Gen^' & Gov^ in Cheife of y^ Provinces of New York New Jersey & of all The Territories and Tracts of Land Depending Thereon in America k Vice Admiral! of y^ same &c. To M^* Bernardus Freeman Greetins: — You are hereby Licenced Tollerated and allowed to be Ministr of The Dutch Congregation at New Uy trecht Flackbush Bruyck- land and BusAvick in King's County upon The Island of Nassaw in the s^ Province of New York and to have & Exercise the free Liberty and use of yo^ Religion according to y^ Laws in such case made and Provided for & During So Long Time as to me shall Seem meet & all P'sons are hereby Required to Take Notice hereof accordingly. Given under my hand & seal at Fort Anne in New York This 2Gth day of Decem^ in the fourth year of her Ma^'es Reigne Annoq: D"^ 17^5 Cornbury. By his Excellns command William Anderson Dy Secy PETITION OF THE ELDERS OF DOM^ FREEMAN'S CHURCH. To his Excell<^y Edward Viscount Cornbury Capt Generall and Governor* in Chief of her Maj' of yo^ great Clemency to take the p^misses into your wise consideration And since the matter seems wholely to ly before yo"- Lordpp yo' Petitioners humbly pray that the said Order may be superceeded And that yor Excellcy would be pleased to appoint a time for hearing yo*" Petitioners upon the said subject matter to whose wisdom and Judgment yo"" Petitioners In all humble manner freely submits Themselves. And in duty bound shall ever i)ray. CORNELIS SeBERINGH Engelbardt Lott ORDER THEREUPON. At a Council held kc day of Feby. 1708. Present as before except Van Dam. Upon Reading the Petition of M*" Seabring and others on * Behalf of themselves and the major parte of the tfreeholders of the Dutch Congregation in Kings County &c It is Ordered that the Petitioners on the afore recited Peticon and also the Pet" on the Peticon now read do severally forthwith give in the names of Two men to the M"" V. dam M*" Phillips k Mf Provost or one of them to be assistant to the said Vandam Phillips and M«" Prouost in the examinacon of th© PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 151 subject matter of tlie aforesaid Petition who are to act thereon Pursuant to tlie Directions of the aforesaid ord"" of this Board. And that the Petitioners on the Pet" now Read Do serve the Petit" on the afore recited Peticon witli a Copy of their Peti^n and this order. «o« PEOPOSALS Offered by Cornelius Seabring, Tngelbert Lot, and Cornelius Yan Brunt in behalf of themselves and others, Members of y« Dutch Churches of Flatbush, Brookland, and New Utrecht in Kings County on the Island of Nassau (who have hitherto adhered to the Interest of Domine Bernardus Freeman, their Minister) pursuant to a due authority to them the s^ Seabring, Lot, & Van Brunt for that purpose given; for the more perfect and effectuall accommodation of the Difference between y® said Members, and others. Members of y*^ Churches wlio have hitherto adhered to the Interest of Domine Vincentius ACvtonides in the articles following : 1. First, that all differences and Animosities betrv^een the s<^ Members which have hitherto hapned, be on either side no further talked of, but entirely buryed in Oblivion. 2diy, That Domine Bernardus Freeman from the time the agreem* intended shall take effect may in all things relating to the three Dutcli Churches of Flatbush, Brookland, and New Utrecht, or any other Neighbouring Churches, be admitted and put into equal State and Condition w^^ Domine Vincentius Antonides (to wit) in Service, in Sallary, in House k Land k all other Proffits. 3. That in order to put an End to y« Dispute concerning the present Consistory of Flatbush k Brookland ; those persons w^h M*" Freeman now Deems to be a Consistory, & those persons w^^ M^ Antonides now Deems to be a Consistory Do severally Elect two Elders k Deacons of each part, in the presence & w^^ the concurance of one or both Ministers if they both please to attend, and that those Eight Elders k Deacons so to be elected, 152 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. shall from thence forth be and remain Elders and Deacons for the two Churches of fflat Bush & Brookland for the first ensuing year & that at the end of ye s'^ year to comence from the s' That all parties consent that these articles being inter- changeably signed be read to the respective Congregations from the Pulpit & and authentiq copies tliereof sent to the other Dutch Churches in this Province to be by them kept k that notice hereof be given to. the Classis of Amsterdam witli the request of both parties for their approbacon. Lastly. If M^^ Freerman k his friends should not be pleased to consent to the above articles that then Cap" Joannes De Peyster be desired to produce the resolucon of the Classis of Amsterdam, wherry Peace is said to be recommended according to the order of the said Classis, as Freerman intimates in his letter without date to M"" Antonides that Capt. De Peyster aforesaid had shewn the same to liim, together with the means to attain such a Peace. New-York 4^^ J^larch 170|. By order of the said Elders and Deacons, Abraii: Gouverneur, Joseph IIegeman, Ge RON EM us ReMSEN, P JETER MeLIJI S. Endorsed, " Proposals on the part of Antonides's friends. 1708." PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 155 FURTHER PETITION OF DOM^ ANTOiNIDES' ELDERS. To the Right Hon^'e Rich^ Ingoldesby Esq^ her Ma*' » Lieut Gov & Comand'" in Chief of the Provinces of New- York & New Jersey and the hon^ Councill of the same: The Petition of Joseph • Hegeman Peter Nevius & Jeronimus Remsen in the behalf of the Elders & Deacons of the Dutch Reformed Protestants Churches of the towns of fflatbusli flatlands & brookland, HUMULY ShEWETH, That yo"^ Pet « did in the time of the late Lord Lt>velace petition his Ex<^y & Councill against sundry Iregularitys comittexd in their Churches by M^" Eernardus freerman: That his Ex^ k Councill were pleased to referr the Exami- con thereof unto three of the members of this board to take y^ game in tlie p^sence of sundry other Gent". That the said Gent^ have long since finished the said Exinacon but by reason of the other emergent affairs of this Province no report has as yet been made thereof. Yor Pet" therefore humbly pray that for the p^venting of farther disputes k and settling the peace of the County where those Churches are the said members of the Councill may be ordered with all speed to make their report on that affair to this hon^i® board. And yof Pet^a as in duty bound shall ever pray . By their order, New York 8th Sept. 1709. AbRAH : GOUVERNEDH. 156 PAPEE.S RELATING TO KINGS COUKTY. ORDEE THEREON. Att a Councill held at New York this day of Sep 1709 Present, The Honobie j^[chi\ Ingoldesby Esq"" Liv* Gov^ CoUo Beekman M'' Mompesson M"^ Van Dam M'" Philhpse CoUo Wenham Cap^ Provost. Upon Read ye Petition of Joseph Hegeman Peter Navius & Jeronimus Remsen in the behalf of y« Elders & Deacons of y® Dutcli Reformed Protestant Churches of y^ Towns of fflat Bush fflatlands and Brookland Praying y^ Comittee appointed for examining into the disputes concerning Antonides and M' Freeman on the Churches aforesaid may make their report thereof to this Board. It is ordered y* tliey proceed thereon according to y® said Petition. PETITION OF THE ELDEPxS OF DOM^ FREEMAN'S CONGREGATION. To tlie Hon''ie Ridiard Ingoldsbey Esq"" Liev^ Govern'" & Comand'' in chiefe of the provinces of New York New Jersey &c. The most ]uuiil)le petition of Doras polhemus Jolm Hansen Christian Snedecore & Jn" Snedecore Elders of tlie Dutch Congregation in Queens County. Sheweth Whereas M"^ Freeman l^y orders from our late Governor the Lord Cornl:)ury was to be Minister of tliis Congregation— and non(; < ]s : wliifh also was confirnird by tlie Lord Lovelace acconliiig to wliicli we your nonr=* i»etitioners were chosen & Co?istitiit( d Elders of ye Cluirch k n^w conliiiiic to be so. Nevertheless M"" Antonides being vrry well apprized hereot but minding to make a I)i\ ision k I)iiturl)ance in the Cluircli PAPERS P.ELATING TO KINGS COINTY. here (as we are told he has done in Kings County) has lately (ag we are informed) Taken upon himself in concert with some few others to make choise of other Elders of the said Congregation & does design to pubhsh them as such at the Church or meeting hous at Jamaica to morrow & also then to preach to tlie said Congregation, for the doing of which (as we humbly conceive) he has no manner of power or authority from your hour. Wee therefore humbly pray for j*^ preventing of the ill consequences which such practices by him will inevitably produce that yo' Hon"" will be pleased as has been usual to order that no Dutch Minister shall preach or Exercise his Ministerial ffunction in this County besides M^ flreeman till further orders from yo Honr & yo"" Hon^s petitioners shall ever pray &c. Theodorus Polhemus Jno HB Hansen Jan Snedeker 19 7ber 1709 PETITION AGAINST DOM^ ANTONIDES. To the Honbi« Collonel Richard Ingoldesby Governor and Commander in Chief of Her Majesties Provinces pf N York and New Jersey & of all y« Territories and Tracts of Land depending thereon in America Vice Admirall of y" same kc^. The humble petition of Cornehus Sebring & Cornelius Van Brunt in behalf of themselves and others of y® Dutch Con- gregation in Kings County on y^ Island of Nassau, Sheweth, That, notwithstanding your Honors order (dated on the 14^ day of this instant September) directed to M' Vincentus Antonides not to confirm Elders and Deacons chosen by liim in any of ye townes of flatt Bush New Vtrecht Bruykland, & Buswick, but soe it is may it please your Hon^ That contrary to y Order and in contempt thereof he y® said M'' Antonides hath 159 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. already confirmed two Elders and one Deacon in Towne of Bruykland on Sunday last being ye l8th Instant, and your Pet^- are informed that he Designes to-morrow to confirm them att fflatt Bush, to y<^ great disturbance of Her Majesties Leigh Subjects of ye said county. Y^' Hon-^s Petitioners Therefore Humbly Pray you will be pleased to Grant some speedy Order directed to y® Justices of y^ Peace to Prevent ye mischiefs that may attend such irregular Proceedings, or otherwise as in your great wisdome shall seem meet. And y'" Pet^s shall Pray &c. CORNELIS SeBRING, CoRNELis Van Brunt. N York Sept 24th 1709. Both the above Petitions Read in Councill 6^^ Ocf 1709. AFFIDAVIT OF PETER HERING. Peter Hering of full age being duely sworn on tlie Holy Kvangelists of Almighty Goddeposeth and saithThat on Sunday the IS^h day of September One Thousand Seven iiundred and nine he being then at the Dutch Churcli in Bru} klandt upon Long Island with one Abraham Kettletas & several others, where lie tlds deponent did see and hear M^' Antonides a Dutch minister confirm two Elders & one Deacon or one Elder and two Deacons of the Dutch Congregation of the Bruycklandt, and further this deponei?t saith not. PiETRE Hering. New- York Sepf 2i^^ 1709. Sworn l3efore me, Ebenezer Willson Mayor. PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. MAJORITY REPORT OF COUiNCIL. To the Honoble Richard Ingoldesby Esq'' Liv* Gov^ and Commander in Chief of the Provinces of New- York New Jersey &c and Councill In obedience to a Referrence of his late Ex^^ John Lord Lovelace &c. in Councill now confirmed by your Honour in Councill we have inquired into Examined and heard the Elders and Deacons of y^ Dutch Reformed Protestant Churches of the Towns of Brookland fflatbush & fflatlands in Kings County on their Petition to liis Ex^y in Councill as also Cornelius Sebringh Anglebert Lott and Cornelius Van Brunt for and on the behalf of themselves and the major part of the Ifreeliolders of the Dutch Congregations In Kings County on the Island Nassau on their petition to his said Ex^y in Councill and find by the Books papers Evidences and Examinations before us laid & taken that Antonides is duely and Regularly called minister of the said Towns of Brookland filatbush & fflatlands according to the Discipline practice and Constitution of the Dutch Churches of the Towns afores'^ and that ifreeman is Duely called Minister of New Utrecht on the said Island, and we believe is likewise Minister of Bushwick tho it has not been proved before us. We are Y^our honours most obedient New-York 15'^ Sept^ 1709. hmnble servants Rip Van Dam A. D. Philipse j v. cortlandt Leendert huygen de kley 150 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. MINORITY REPORT. To The Honourable Colo^ Richard Ingoldsby Lieutenant Gov^ & Comander in chief in & over her majesties Provinces of New York & New Jersey & Vice Admirall of the same in Councill. In obedience to an order of this board formerly made whereby wee the Subscribers k others were appointed to Examine & Inquire into and heare the Petion of the Elders k Deacons of the Dutch Reformed Churches of Breuk Land Flatbush & New Utreght in behalfe of antonides on the subject matter of the said Petition as also Freeman and others Concerned in the said affaire & to make report thereof to this board wee the Subscribers conceiving it our duty, do most humbly certify & Report this our opinion Viz*: that tlie said Freeman is Justly k Legally Called k Entitled to the ministry of the said Churches of Breuk Land Flatbush New Utreght and Boswyck and that the said Antonides is not Legally called thereto for the Reasons Following First that the Persons whoe pretend to haue Called M' Antonides were not at that time the Elders k Deacons of the said Churches according to y« Rules k Methods p>'scribed by the Sinod of Dort for the Governm*: of tlic Dutch Reformed Churches J they having Continued as Such Some three years. Some four years, whereas by the Constitution of the said Sinod they could haue continued but two years - Secondly, tliat the call on which Antonides came over is Expressed to bee made by a Generall towne meeting (which apcars to haue been t-ae usnall way in Such Casses) and that aj>ears utterly false by tlie Examinations, for tliat tlie pretended autliority for making that call apears not to be given In a publiq meeting, but to be obtained Privatly k Clandestinely by Procuring Subscriptions in Going from house to house k tliere using false Insinuations concerning M"" Freeman. Thirdly tliat tlie said ])retended call mentions the liaving obtained the Gov" Lir('ns(^, k ai)r()bati()n for making the said call, wliereas it a])peais l)y the oath of the Lord Coiiibury then PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. Gov'" & tliire own confession that the Lord Cornbury, did not give any License, to make that call, Fourthly that on the contrary it apears that M'" Freeman was called by a generall Towne Meeting Publiqly assembled (as has alwaies been Customary) for which the Express License & aprobation of the Lord Cornbm-y then Governour had bein first obtained. FiFTLY that the having a License from the Gov*" was Esteemed necessary even by Antonides liimselfe & those that sided with liim, Since both he & they frequently aplyed to obtain Such a License ; as appears by Seaverall letters to the Late Lady Cornbury, & M''* Peartree, under the hand of the said Antonides & of tlie Said pretended Elders for the truth of which wee tlie Subscribers refer our Selves to the Examinations & the Respective papers produced at the taking thereof — ^But not- withstanding the right wee Conceive the said M^" Freeman has to tlie said Churches, Yet as M'* Freeman and those of his side haue out o^ a Christian Principle for pease Sake & to avoid all further Diiferencesinthe Said Churches offered to Devide Equally the pains & profit of the Said Churches, Wee humbly Conceive those Measures most reasonably & Conducieve to the Entire Recon- ciliation of both ministers and Partyes, this wee offered before, to the other Gentlemen of the Comitee as being agreable to the Opinion of the Classis of Amsterdam SigniJ^ed by thire Letters to that Purpose. All which matters aboue mentioned are nevertheless with Humility Submitted to Your Honoui's' Prudent Consideration & Decision by Your Honours most obedient Most humble Sarv*^ D: Provoost A. D. Peyster Jo D: Peyster Read in Council 6th Oct. 1709. Vol. III. 11 162 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. DISPOSITIOxN OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS. Min. X.] Att a Coimcill held in New Yorke this 20th day of Octob 1709 Present the Honbi© Richard Ingoldesby Esq'' Liv* Governour Beekman M*^ Barberie M*" Van Dam M"" Phillipse M' Mompessom Coll Peartree Phillips having desired to be heard k it being Granted he said — In the dispute between the Dutch Ministers on Long Island there has been a Reference and thereon two Reports have been made to this Board ; One by M"^ Van Dam and three others, the other afterwards by Capt Provost and two others to all whom it was referred and then he Proposed the Question wliether two Reports on one & the same Refer rence ought to be nfade or ever has been made. Beekman Mompessom M"* Barberie & Coll^ Peartree are of opinion yt the Report of the Majority has been always made and not two reports on one and the same referrence. Then M^' Phillipse moved that the Report of M'' Van Dam and others being that of Jhe majority may continue on the file and the other taken of. M"^ Beekman M'' Mompessom M^^ Barberie & Coll^ Peai'tree being for the motion It is ordered that the Report of y« s*^ M"" Van Dam & others remain on y® file & and the other of Capt Provost and others bo taken of the fiel. PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 163 PETITION OF THE ELDERS AND DEACONS OF REV« M« ANTONIDES. To the Honbie Richard Ingoldesby Esq*" Liev^ GoV & Comand^ in Cheif of the Provinces of New York k New Jersey &c. and the hon^ie Council of the Province of New York. The Humble Peti9on of the Elders & Deacons of tlie Dutch reformed Protestant Churches of the Towns of Brookland flatbush & flatlands in Kings County Sheweth That whereas on some differences in the said Towns relating to & concerning who was the Minister of s^^ Towns application has heretofore been made to tliis board and sundry Gen* of this board & others have been directed to examine that matter & make report thereof which they have accordingly done whereby it appears that M"* Vincentius Antonides is duely called Minister of the said Towns to tlie said Congrega^ons as by the said report i-emaining on the file relacon being thereto had may more fully and at large appear. Your Pet^s therefore humbly Pray that the said report may be approved in Councill Sf that yo^ honors will be pleased to declare that the s'^ M'^ Antonides ought accordingly to exercise his function as Dutch Minister to the said Congregacons, and yo"^ Pef^ shall ever Pray In their names & by their order, Jeronimus Remsen. N. York 22eggs leave to Represent that he cannot comply witli the said Order unless he breaks tliro' the Rules & Discipline of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Churclies the Constitucon whereof not admitting any minister to assume a right to any Church but where he is Regularly called to, which the said order seems to Diiect. Your Petr therefore humbly Prays tliat yo^ Honor and this board will Protect yo*" Pet^ in tht' due & peaceful Exercise of his ministerial! function in the said Churches where he has l^een regularly called unto and as his Predecessors in the said Churches have enjoyed. And yo"" Pet*" as in Duty bound shall ever Pray &c. Signed Vincentius Antonides. Read 11 Nov 1709 PAPERS RELATIJ^G TO KI>?GS (X)UNTV; 167 FURTHER PETITION OF REY. MR. AxNTONIDES. To the Honble Richard Ingoldesby Esqr Lieyt Gov^ & Command'^ in chief of the Provinces of New York & New Jersey &c and tlie honble Councill of the Province of New York — The humble Peticon of Vicentius Antonides minister of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Churches of brooklandj fflathush, and fflatlands on the Island of Nassau, Sheweth That whereas yo^ Pef^ took the freedom to prsent to the honble the Liev* Gov'* k this honble board an humble Peticon bearing date sometime in the beginning of Novemb' last past a copy whereof is hereunto annexed. And for as much as yo^ Pet^ has not had the honour to know the result thereon, and that he is inclinable to observe the Rules of decency & order cenformable to his profession He therefore liumbly prays that yo^ honnours \^ill be pleased to grant to yo^* Pet^ the prayer of his said Peticon. And y or Pet^ as in Duty bound shall Pray, &c. V. Antonides New York 8th feb^ 110 j%. ORDER ON THE SAID PETITION. In Council 15 Feb. 1709. Upon Reading ye Petition of M^' Antonides reciting another Petition formerly presented a Copy whereof is to this Petition annexted & referring thereto that the prayer thereof may be granted the Liv^ Gov^ said he liad already Determined the Matter yt he will hear nothing further thereon. 168 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. ANOTHER PETITION OF REV. MR. ANTONIDES. To the Honble Gerardus Beekman Esq^ President and the rest of her maties Councill of the Province of Ne.w york &c. The humble Peticon of Vincentius Antonides minister of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Churches of the towns of flatbush flatlands & Brookland on the Island of Nassauw in Kings County. Sheweth That whereas upon a difference in the said County a reference was had and matters Examined by a Comittee of this^board & others relating to yo^ Pet^s right to the said Churches k upon y® report of the said Comittee being returned to tins board whereby it appears that yo"" Pete's was duly called minister to tlie said Churches but hitherto could not obtain a Confirmation of the said report nor Proteccon in the due Exercise of his functions there but to y^ Contrar}' has been forbid to preach in the said County to the great grief k dammage of yo^ Pet>* He therefore Immbly prays that the said report may be Confirmed & he protected in the Exercise of his duty without molestacon in the like manner as his predecessors in the said Churches have enjoyed And yo^ Pet'^ as in Duty bound shall ever pray kc. V. Antonides New Yorke Aprill2tiU710. PETITION OF THE SHERIFF AND JIISTKJKS OF KINGS CO. IN FAVOR OF mW ANTONIDES. To the Honble Gerardus Beekman Es(i^ President and tlie rest of her maties Councill of tlie Province of iN'( \y York kc. The humble l^etition of the Justices of the Peace k high Sherif of Kings County on tlic Island of Nnssauw — papers relating to kings county. 169 Sheweth That for some years past tliere hath been a great difference in the said County concerning the right of the ministerial! function of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Cliurchcs of flatbusli flatlands & Brookland which Antoni4es claimed as being tliereunto called by the Consistory of the said Towns & M^' Freeman pretended to by a Lycense from some of the former Gov' ^ of this Province; that the said difference hath been examined by a Comittee of this board & others & by a Report from the major part thereof remaining of record it was found that M'^ Antonides was duely called minister of the said Churches according to their Constitucon, the Confirmacon of which they humbly conceive would have entirely ended the said difference but in stead thereof yo"^ Pet^^ fi^d that contrary to the same the late Liev' Gov"" by his orders dated the EUeaventh of Octob'' last has not only entirely given away the said Churches to Freeman but allso has forbidd M'-' Antonides to preach in the said County & by what Law yo"" Pet'*'' are yet ignorant of comanded yo^ Pet^s to be aiding & assisting to the said ffreeman to the prejudice of the said M"* Antonides and the ancient rights of the s^ Churciies & the hasarding the peace & tranquility of the said County. Yo^ Pet^s therefore humbly pray Yo^ hon^s to take that matter , into your Serious Consideracons & give such & tlie like Proteccon & countenance to the Dutch Protestant Reformed minister regularly called according to their Constitucon to any Churches in the said County as their respective predecessors before the s^ difference have always enjoyed & of right to tliem belongs — And Yo^ Pete's as in Duty bound shall ever pray &c. in the name & by their order Joseph Hegeman PlETER StRYCKER Gerret Stoothoff New Yorke 17*^ April! 1710. 170 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. FURTHER ORDER IN COUNCIL ON THE PENDING DIFFICULTIES. [Council Min. X.] Att a Council held att the City Hall of ye City of New York this 18^^ day of ApriH 1710. Present the Hono^i^ Gerardus Beeknian, President Rip Van Dam Peartree Jolin Barberie David Provost Adolph Phillipse Upon the said [preceding] two Petitions k after a Debate thereon it was put to y® vote and ordered that every Member declare and enter there opinions thereon which is as follows to witt Majr Provost. That these matters and tliese petitions ought not to be meddled with till Col. Himter arrives Coll Peartree. That M^* Antonides ouglit to have Libertie to Preach to tlie People that called him M'" Phillipse. That the report of y*^ Major Part of y^' Councill to whom the matter was referred dated 14^'' 7^^ Last ought to be confirmed and M^ Antonides protected in ye free exercise of his ministerial Function of y® s^ Towns accordingly and that all Persons may be ordered to take notice thereof and M^" Antonides & Freeman Recommended to Dispose as much as in them Lyes their Respective consistorys so as that eacli of tliem may be called by tliein to such Churches as they are not yeit duely caUed unto. M^ Barberie, of y^ same oppinion M"" Van Dam, of y® same opinion M*" Beeckman, whereas there is a Governor expected every Day is therefore of opinion that y* is more proper for him to Lett tlie K(ii)()rt & Petitions Remain as they are till Colh' Hunter arrives. Upon collecting the opinions ordered y^ the said Rep»rt be confirmed M'" Antonides protected in tlie free exercise of his Ministerial! Function in the said Townes and all persons to take notice thereof accordingly and y« said M*" Antonides & M*" Free- PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. man Recommended to Persuade & Dispose (as mucli as in them Lyes) their consistory's Respectively so as y^ each of them may be called to such Churches as they are not yett duely called unto. PETITION IN BEHALF OF DOM^ FREEMAN. To the Honoble the President & others the Members of Her Maties Council for the Province of New -York. The humble peti^on of Daniel Remsen & Cornelius Sebring Members of the Dutch reformed churches of Flatbush & Brookland in Kings County in behalf of themselves & of most part of the Inhabitants of the said County. Sheweth That yo"" pet^"^ having been informed yt there has lately been, made an order by this Board relating to tlie Ministers of ye Dutch reformed Churches of said Kings County, w^h tends much to y® prejudice of Domine Bernardus Freeman minister of ye said Churches of Flatbush & Brookland (of w«h said Churches the said Domine Freeman has for sometime past been in full peaceable possession) & to ye disquiet & injury of yo^ pet^s & yt ye gd order was made without any notice given to ye said Domine Freeman or any otlier on his behalf whereby they might have been heard before ye passing said order. Now forasmuch as ye s^ ord^ doth very much alter thv Regulation lately made by his Ron^ Col. Ingoldesby late Liev^ Gov^ toucliing ye Churches. Yo^ pef's humbly pray ye matters concerning ye s^* Churclies may continue as they were upon the Regulation above mentioned untill ye arrivall of Col. Robert Hunter who is daily expected as Gov of this Province. And yor pet" &c. Daniel Remsen CORNELIS SeBERINGH 27 April 1710 172 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. ORDER ON SAID PETITION. In Council, 27 April 1710. Upon Reading the above Petition tlie Counctl gave tiieir opinions as follows Major Prevost. That the Petition be granted Coll. Paretree. That Mr. Antonides ought to Preach to ye People that called him M"* Phillipse. That last Order of this Board be confirmed M"" Barberie. Of ye same opinion Collo Heathcote. Of y® same opinion M^ Van Dam. Of y® same opinion M^ President. For Peace & quietness y* M^ Freeman sh^ have y« Priviledge to preach at Flattbush & Brooklond till Col. Hunter arrives or till a further agreement [Counc. Min.J FURTHER PETITION OF REV. ]\P ANTONIDES & HIS ELDERS. To the Honble Gerardus Beekman Esq"" President and the rest of her Matics Councill of the Province of New- York. The humble Peticon of Vincentius Antonides Minister and the Elders & Deacons of the Protestant reformed Dutcli Churches of tlie Towns of filatbush fflatlands & bruokland in Kings County on the Island Nassauw. Sheweth That by an order of this honble board dated tlie 18^^ of Aprill last past tlie said Minister was without disturbance to Exercise his ministerial! function in the said Towns whereto lie was regularly railed with tlie same Proteccon as his pdecessors in the said Churches liad liad & enjoyed. Biit so it is may it i)lease yo"" linno" that barnhurdus lfr(;eman minister of tlie Town of N. Utrecht well knowing the said order, Init not regarding the Pca<'e of the said Clum-lies liaa PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 173 surreptitiously obtained an order from tlie hon^^'^ p^sident of this board dated the fifth June Instant whereby he is alterna- tively to preach with the said M'' Antonides in the Churches of fflatbush & brookland as by a copy thereof herewith delivered may at large appear. By virtue whereof the said freeman did preach the last Sunday in the Church of flatbush finding means to open the said Church without the consent of the Consistory All wliich yo'' Pet"^ conceives to be in derogacon of the former recited order and to the manyfest Injui-y of Yo"" Pet^^ They therefore humbly Pray that tlie said last mentioned order may be recalled & yo^ Pet^^ j^ft in the possession of their just rights & be protected accordingly. And yo^ Pet^^ as in Duty boimd shall ever Pray in their names & by their order Joseph hegemans. New-York 12^ June 1710. OKDER m COUNCIL ON THE ABOVE. [ Counc. Min. X. ] Present the Hono^ie Gerardus Beeckman M'' Van Dam - Philipse Coll Renselaer Coll Peartree Barberie The Council moved the P'-sident to grant the Prayer of the Petition, but he not doing it they declared they would not meet in Councill till it was done telling the P^sident, if he could do what he had done as aforesaid without them, he might do aU other acts of Government without them, and that then they saw no buisness they had to Convene in CounciU. And thereupon the Conncill broke ud. 174 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. H. FFILKIN TO SECRETARY [Clarke] EXPLANATORY OF THE QUARREL BETWEEN HIM & LT. GOV. BEEKMAN. Sir— I am in expectation of a complaint coming to Im Excellency by Coll. Beeckman against me, and that his Excellency may be rightly informed of the matter, my humble request to }'ou is, that if such a thing happen, be pleased to give his Excellency an account thereof which is as follows : A ifriday night last, the Justices of the County and I came from his Excellency's ; Coll. Beeckman happened to come over in the ft'erry boat along with us, and as we came over the fferry. Coll. Beeckman and we went into the Iferry house to drink a glass of wine, and being soe in company, there happened a dispute between Coll. Beeckman and myself, about his particular order that he lately made to M'" fifreeman, when he was President of the Councill, without the consent of tlie Councill : Coll. Beeckman stood to affirm tliere, before most of t'le Justices of Kings County, that said order, that he made then to ffreeman as President only was still in force and that M"^ ffreeman should preach at Broockland next Sunday according to that order : whereupon I said it was not in iforce, but void and of noe effect, and he liad not in this County, any more power now than I have, being equall in commission with him in the general commission of the peace and one of the quorum as well as he ; upon which he gave me affronting v. ords, giving me the lie and calling me pittifull fellow, dog, rogue, rascall, &c., which caused me, being overcome witli passion, to tell him that I had a good mind to knock him off his horse, we being both at that time getting u})on our liorses to goe home, but that I would not goe, I woukl light huu at any time with a sword. I could wish tliat these last words had been kej)t in, and I am troubled that I was soe overcome with passion and inflamed with wine. TIk; works of these Dutch ministers is the (Xjcasion of all our quarrells. And this is tlie trutli of the matter, there was no blows offencH, nor noe more done ffneman has preaclicd at Hroocklaiid yesterday accordingly, and the Churcli doore was l)roke open, by whom it is not yet PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. ' .nowne. See I beg youi' pardon ffor this trouble , crave yoiir favour in this matter, and shall always remaine. Sir, your ffaitliful and humble servant, H. Ffilkin [June 1710] GOV. HUNTER TO THE JUSTICES OF KINGS COUNTY. New York 15tii Sept^- 1710 Gentlemen The Controversy between Mr ifreeman and Mr Antonides concerning the Churches in your County looking now wdth a t fairer aspect towards a Reconciliation then liitherto they have ; to the end that nothing may be done to impede so good a work, I desire you to permit M'* flfreeman and M'' Antonides to preach to-morrow in the Respective Churches wherein in Course it is their Turn to preach and that no molestation be given to either of them therein, having good hopes that before the next Sunday every thing w'ill be so disposed that this unhappy dispute wall be accommodated to tlie Satisfaction of both those Gentlemen, and to the generaU approbation of all their Congregations, whereby their present devisions may be healed, and the disagreing partys united into one mind. And that no misinterpretations may be made hereof on either hand, I desire you to let each party and their respective Congregations know that I am so farr from determining any one point in dispute that the Right of either of them is as entirely reserved to them as it w^as before and that after to morrow no further use be made hereof I desire you to tell M^ Antonides and M'* fifreeman that I would speak with them here on Monday next. I am Sincerely Gentlemen Your very humble Serv' Ro. Hunter 176 PAPERS RELATI^"G TO KINGS COUNTY. FURTHER ORDER IN FAYOR OF ANTONIDES. [ Counc. Min. X. ] At A Councill held at ffort Anne in New-York Day of November 1710. Present His Excellency Robert Hunter, Esq^^ Coll D^Peyster Van Dam Doctor Staats Mompessom Capt Walter M'' Phillipse. His Excellency acquainted this Board that the Dispute Betweene Antonides & ffreeman Concerning their calls to some Churches in Kings County, Notwithstanding all ye pro- posalls made to them by Inm for an Accomodation still Continues to ye Great disturbance of y® Peace of y^ said County and those proposalls not being consented to His Excellencey desired ye Opinions of this Board what they Judge proper to be done therein It is ye opinion of Every member of this Board (Except CoU. D'Peyster) that ye Order made in Councill in tliis matter ye is^h of Aprill last be Confirmed Whereby M'' Antonides was to be protected in the ffree Exercise of his Ministeriall ffunction in the Towns of fflat-Bush fflatlands and Brookland and that all persons were to take notice thereof accordingly and that M"" Antonides and M'' ffreemen were recommended to persuade and dispose (as much as in them lay) their Consistories respectively soe as tliat each of them may be called to such churches as they are not yet duely called unto Whereupon It is ordered that the said Order be and it is here])y confirmed till His Excellencey 's pleasure be further knowne and all partyes Concerned are to take Notice hereof and Govcrne themselves accordingly. PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. FURTHER DIFFICULTIES IN FLATBUSH CHURCH. At a Council held at Ifort Anne in New-York this 30th day of Aprill 1711. Present, as before. Whereas this Board is Informed that M"" ffreeman has latelj Preached in the Churches of Kings County to which Antonides is called and that many violent proceedings are taken to the Great Disturbance of the Publick peace of the said Churches and County and in Derogation of the order of this Board of the November last. And Whereas this Board has been Informed by a minute under the hand of tlie clerk of fflatbush that the said Towne have lately Elected Church Masters after a New and unprecedented manner which may Introduce other New and pernicious Practices and effects Whereupon It is ordered that tlie said order of this Board be confirmed and that fireeman doe not presume to preach in any of the Churches to which Antonides is called, and that none of the said Church Masters soe Newly Elected presume to Intermedle in the affaires of the said church or in any Lands houses or other effects thereto belonging And all her Majesties Justices of the Peace of the said County and persons Concerned are to take Notice hereof and Governe themselves accordingly. PETITION OF THE CONSISTORY FOR A CHARTER. To his Excellency Robert Hunter Esq^ Capt'^ Gen^i & Gov^^ in Chief in and over her Ma^'^s Province of New York &c &c &c. The humble Peticon of Vincentius Antonides Minister of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Churches of Flatbush Brookland k flatlands in Kings County on the Island of Nassau in the Province of New York Joannes Cornel Rynier Aarsen, & Hemy Filkin Elders of the said Church Vol. III. 12 f78 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. at Flatbush Benjamin Hegeman Cornelis Cornel & Jan Bennet Deacons thereof — Michiel Hansen Jan Dorlant & Cornelis Van Duyn Elders of the said Church at Brook- land Nicolas Van Dyk Isaak Remse & Jan Rapalie Deacons thereof, Jan alberts ter heunen Lucas Stevense H Gerrit Stoothof Elders of the said Church in Flatlands, Harman Hooglant Alexander Simson & Jan Amerman Deacons of the same. Most Humbly Sheweth, That for many years last past at the cliarge of sundry of the Inhabitants of the said Towns & of other Pious persons there hath been erected in each of the said Towns a Church for the Publicq worship of Almighty God and other Divine Service to be celebrated therein after the manner of tlie Dutch nationall Churches of the Provinces of the United Netherlands acording to their Profession and Disciphne Established by the nationall Synod of Dort held in the year 1618 & 1619 which said three Churches since the settlement have always Joyned together in the calling & paying of one Minister for them all. And whereas the said Minister Elders & Deacons respectively for the use of tlieir said churches by virtue of sundry mean conveyances in the Law are possessed of sundry parcells of Lands & Tenements respectively for every particular Church aforesaid That is to say for the Cliurch of Flatbusli two Lotts of land situate lying and being in the said Town on the north side of Col. Gerardus Beekman Jacob Hendrickse & Roelof van Kerck on the south of the lane that leads to Gouwanes conteining one hundred & eighteen acres as allso two Lotts of meadow the f whole] being in the bt^unds of the said Town over the fresh creek broad 7 Rodd laid out by N" 19 and tlie ot]ier over the Second Creek broad 12 Rod 15 both stretching from the woods to the Sea Allso one other J^ot of I^and in the said Town to the north of Peter Stryker and to tlie South of tlie highway that I>eads to t1ie New Lotts Containing fourty eight acres Allso one other Lot to tlie Soutli of Peter Stryker & matty Luyster and to the North of the Lane that leads to the New Lotts conteining fourty eight acres A llso two Lotts of meadow the one over the fresh creek broad 7 Rodd N" 20 and the other over the Second creek PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 179 broad 13 Rodd 11 Allso one Lot of Land lying amongst the new Lotts of the said Towns to the west side of Rem Remsen to the East of Elsie Snediker conteining thirty four acres as Allso the Church and ministers Dwelling liowse in the said Town together with the orchard gardens and yard a djoyning conteining ten acres, Allso one howse & Lot of ground in the said Town called the School howse conteining Eight acres together with the Lands and meadows in right thereof laid out for the use of the said Church out of the comons of the said Town. And for the Church of Brookland one Lot of Land in the said Town in breadth Eiglit Rodd Long thirteen Rodd k a half bounden on the South West by the highway on the north west by Jacobus Beavois and on the south east by Charles Beavois Allso one church yard elleaven Rodd square bounded on the north east by the highway on the south east by a Small Lane to the South West by Joris Hanssen k and to the north w^est by Albertie Barents and the Church in the said Town Standing in the middle of the highway. And for the Church of Flatland, One Lot of Land at a place called Imesfoorts Neck containing Twenty Acres laid out by 10 And Allso the Church in s^ Town & one howse called the School howse with the Land adjoyning Containing two acres or thereabouts therefore for the advanceing of Piety & Rehgion and that the said Lands may be the better administered and the Revenue thereof duly apply ed for the Maintenance of the minister or ministers for the time being & other Pious Charitable uses — They do most humbly Pray that the said Minister Elders & Deacons & their Successors may be by her Majesties Grant or Charter under the Seal of this Province Made One body Politick and Corporate in the same, and in like manner and as near as may be to the Charter heretofore granted to the Minister Elders & Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the City of New York, save only that the severall Lands & Tenements aforesaid now in their Possession be therein reserved to the use of Each respective Church aforesaid paying to her Matie her heirs and successors the Proporcon of the Quitrents tliey now pay in each respective Town aforesaid 180 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. And yo'' Petion'^s as in Duty bound shall ever Pray &c Lujcas Steiiense Gerrit Stootlioff Claes Van Dyck Hermanns Hooglandt Jan Ameannan Migguel liansen Jolin Borland (mark) Cornells Van Duyn Isaack Remsen Jan Rapale Kings County the 1 Aug^t 1711 Read in Council 8 Aug 1711. & referred CAVEAT ENTERED AGAINST THE ABOVE. In Council, IS^^ Sept. 1711 Mr. Jamison acquainted tliis Roai-d that Inglebert Lott has entered a Caveat against granting a Cliarter to some Dutch Churches in Kings County And thereupon Moved that the said Lott appeare and shew his Cause of Entring such Caveat to the Committee to whom the Petition for the Charter is Referred. It is Ordered that he appeare and shew cause accordingly. REPORT IN COUNCIL ON THE PRECEDING PETITION AND CAVEAT. May it please yo^ Excellencey In obedience to yo^ Excellenceys Order in Councill of tlie Eiglith of August Last made on y« Petition of Vincentius Antonides and otliers for a Charter to the Consistories of fllat ]}usli Rrooklandand lllat Lands and of anotlicr of the tliirteenth of September Instant to Examine into the Reasons of a Caveat V. Antonides Reynier Aertsen Johannes Cornel Hen: ffilkin Alexander Simpson (mark) benjamin hegeman Cornehs Cornel Dit is het cigen gestelt handt merk van Jan Bennit PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 181 Entred by Inglebert Lett against Granting the said Charter — Wee have heard the said parties and thereupon humbly Report that the said M' Lott produced noe manner of power or authority from any of the Inhabitants of the Town of fflat Bush for his Entring the said Caveat notwithstanding He therein mentioned that the same is Entred in y® behalfe of himselfe and the major part of the Inhabitants of the said Town of fflat Bush — The said M' Lott Insisted that by his being Chosen by some of the Inhabitants of ye Towne of fflat Bush one of the Church Masters of the said Towne some time y® Last Spring he was Qualifyed for his Entring that Caveat Notwithstanding he owned that ye manner of His Being Elected Church Master as aforesaid was Contrary to the manner of Cliuseing such officers before that time and being asked by M^^ Regnier who appeared at his Council! before ye Committee w^hether he would ask any further time to make out allegations of his said Caveat hee declined ye same Wee are therefore of opinion that the said Caveat is frivolous, and that ye Committee may proceed on y® former Referrence on ye petition before mentioned which is nevertheless humbly submitted by Yo' Excellency's most obedient Servants John Barberie S: Staats A. D. Philipse R. Walter . T Byerley Rip Van Dam 28th Sept' 1711 Endorsed, Read 29 Sept^ 1711 & Confirmed. 182 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. ORDER IN COUNCILL ON A PETITION OF DOM. ANTONIDES. [ Counc. Min. XI. ] At a Councill held at fort Anne in New-York this 29th day of Sept' 1713. Present His Excellency Robert Hunter Esq &c. Col. D 'peyster M"" Barberie Doct. Staats M' Phillipse Capt. Walter M"* Byerley The Petition of Vincentius Antonides Minister of the protestant re£:)rmed Dutch Churches of ffiatbush fflatlands and Brookland in Kings County relating to the disputes between him and M"^ fifree- man setting forth tliat notwithstanding the order of this Board of the 30^^ April 1711 M"* flreeman in Contempt thereof did on the 6^ Sept«" Instant take upon himself to preach in the Church of fflatbush at the time when the Pef^ Congregation was to have mett there and thereby hindered your pet' from officiating in the said Church and being apprehensive tlie same metliod will be taken by ye said M' flreeman in the other Churches above- named To the great Hiu't and disturbance of the Pet' and his Congregation & praying relief in tlie premises, being read — The Consideration thereof is referred to the Gentlemen of this Board or any five of them. %• The unhappy differences above detailed did not terminate until the close of the year 1714, when a reconciliation was finally effected between the Clergymen and their respective frientU, the particulars of which will be found in Steono' i Hist : of the Town n, Flatbush, 1842, p. «6. Ed. PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 1^3 A TRUE LIST OF THE RESPECTIVE OFFICERS AND SOULDIERS BELONGING TO TUB REGIMENT OF MILITIA IN KINGS COUNTY; 1715. Ricp Stili.well Coll. Joust Van Brunt L. Coll. Jeroma» Rcmsin Major Samuel Garrison agett The Troap. Dakiel Remsen Captt Rick VansuUam, Lelf. Johunnis Sebring, Cortt Marten Adrianse, Quartt GabriU bprongf Daniel Rapelje Klas ffoIUerson John Siniasin William Hogelantt Jacob Nagell John Rapeijp Hans Bargen Jacob Martensin John vanklceft George Anderson Jourst ilebevoice Cornelius Slmason Steplien Korten Jacob Bennitt Aant Willemsc Joha vandervere VVflliam van Nuess Thomas Griggs Abraham hegeman Lawrence Ditmarse Abraham Derje bans Bargen John Griggs Joust Derje Barent Bloom Jafob (lebevoice John Garrison Nicholas Covvenhovcn John van kerk Chailps debevoice Re ii Joressin Jaqnes Tunissin Rom hegeman S ephen Schenck Charles derje Burnailus Reide Cornelius Wickhoflf Jac(»b bennitt Jeromas vanderbilt Willi -m fferdon John van wickellen Samuel Gronendick Isaac Snediker Peter Simson Hendrick van Sudam kort van Voierhuys Jeromas Rapelje== 82 II. Demenicas Vandervere Captt Philip Nagell Lcff. John Benham Ens William Howard Johaunis Cornell John Bennitt hendrick keep Jacob vander boog Josepli hegeman Johannis ditmarss David Esubb Cornelius pulhemus Jacob pulhemus Cornelius vandervere Jolin van lier beltt John Stryker Johannis Janse Abraham Loot Johannis Ditmarss Peter hagewoutt Bartt vanJerende Adrejan heTeman Class Simason Simon Loise Richard Beets William van Borom Charls van Borom Eibartt hegeman Evertt van vvickellon George Bloom Jurecn Probuscoo Jacob Remson Reinear rein?arsee Jacob Hagewoutt Isaac hagewoutt Aartt van derbilt rem Ailriaanse Gorrott Adriaanse John Lambertse Harmanus Gisberse Reinear ffollman William van dune Peter Luister Peter Stryker= 44 III. Aartt van Felt Captt Johannis Swartt Leff Thomas fferdon Ens Jacob van Sutfcn hindrick Janson An Ircw Emans Barentt Bantt Wichofas Lake Benjamen Hulsart Rutgartt van Bruntt Tunis) van pcltt 184 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. John van pcltt henili iclc Enians Jaqiies Corteliau Abraham van Sutfin Johanis van Sutfin Tiss Lane Chcrik van dick John van r elit Rutgait van Brunt Jacob Svvartt Anthony Hulsartt Okaa van nuies John van nuies Isaac van nues == 25 IV. THOiMAS Stillwell Captt Barent Jolinson Leff. fl'er. van Sekelcn Ens. Cornelius Boyes Samuel poling Elias hubbard Thomas Craven Benjamen Griggs Daniel Griggs Jacobus Emans Daniel Lake C:)rnelius Stryker ffer. van Sekellen Tunis Gullyck Nicholas Avilliamson Peter Willimse Abraham morgan Court Stevensin John Kide Johannis Emans Samuel Griggs Barnardus Verbrick Simon van aarsdalen Lauerence van Ci